Sounds cute! I would be worried about guests (or me, if I was a guest, lol) nomming on these freely throughout the night though and then there being none left for the actual cake cutting/feeding event.

Maybe if there is other food around, like appetizers, people will be less likely to munch on the centerpieces? Ha, I guess I shouldn’t expect people to not eat a cupcake that is sitting right in front of them. I’ve got more thinking to do before I decide on anything…

I love the cupcake center piece idea. It does double duty and is so yummy. I had thought of doing different flavors of cake at different tables to encourage guest to cruise around and mingle to find their favorite flavor.

@beeloved: You’d just need to add a few words to your signs like “Please wait for the bride and groom to cut the cake to eat, share, or take us home!” But it depends on you aesthetic. Or maybe you could put them on these instead? A little more of a hint, lol..

We’re doing cupcake centrepieces too! But we’re doing additional favours. I don’t really care if people eat them before we do our cake cutting (we’re cutting a cupcake in half) because they’re not going to eat the ones at our table.

I think its a really cute idea. And does it really matter if they get eaten before the cake cutting ceremony? You can still do your cake cutting regardless of the cupcakes on the table. I think if I was a guest and saw a sign that said don’t eat me until cake cutting I would be like why? If I want my cupcake now, I’ll eat it now.

Thanks for the input, bees. One of the reasons I really liked cupcakes in the first place was because of how easy they’d be to serve. Also, it would be a lot less messy than a sliced up cake. I might have been worried about how empty the table would look after the guests eat their cupcakes, but you’re right…they won’t eat the cupcakes at my table. I guess I could deal with it. I should get to see everything put together before guests arrive anyway.

My best friend did this at her wedding and as others have said, people started eating the cupcakes right away, But, part of the reason was because they had a long gap between people arriving at the reception and the meal. But, she used them as her centerpieces and the cupcakes were a hit!

@AngieN: I had thought of having boxes available. The cupcakes I’m thinking of using would be pretty big. I can barely eat a whole one, so I doubt most will be able to eat a whole one after a full meal at the wedding.

I’m looking for some affordable cupcake stands. So far, it seems that the ones I like are too pricey for me.